''Cryoturris habra'' is an extinct species of

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gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.Fossilworks: ''Kurtziella (Cryoturris) habra''
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Description

The length of the shell attains 5.2 mm, its diameter 1.9 mm.

Distribution

This extinct marine species has been found in the lower part of the Gatun Formation of Panama.

References

* Woodring, Wendell Phillips. ''Geology and paleontology of Canal Zone and adjoining parts of Panama. Description of Tertiary mollusks (gastropods: Eulimidae, Marginellidae to Helminthoglyptidae)'' US Government Printing Office, 1970

External links

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W. P. Woodring. 1970. Geology and paleontology of canal zone and adjoining parts of Panama: Description of Tertiary mollusks (gastropods: Eulimidae, Marginellidae to Helminthoglyptidae). United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 306(D): 299–452
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